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It used to be hard to take these California punks seriously. They always seemed like a cartoon version of the Clash. All that changed with American Idiot, the band’s best-selling, Grammy-winning rock opera denunciation of George W. Bush. Now the trio, led by Billie Joe Armstrong, has delivered another classic, full of brash, confident attacks on religious and political hypocrisy. Divided into three acts, “Heroes and Cons,” “Charlatans and Saints” and “Horseshoes and Handgrenades,” it’s a brave, socially conscious epic.Reviews
 Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor2011 | Administrator | Wednesday, 15 June 2011 One of the brightest stars of the new millennium, Alicia Keys burst on to the scene like a streaking comet in 2001. Her debut album, Songs in A Minor, was... |
 Rod Stewart - The Best of…The Great American Songbook2011 | Administrator | Sunday, 30 January 2011 He’s known as Rod the Mod. But lately, Rod Stewart has been acting more like Brad the Trad. Since 2002, the singer’s repertoire has been drawn almost exclusively from the... |
 The Fray - Scars and Stories2012 | Administrator | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 Led by Isaac Slade, Denver-based pop-rockers the Fray are still best known for feel-good numbers like “Over My Head (Cable Car)” and the ballad “How to Save a Life,” which... |
 Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures2011 | Administrator | Sunday, 25 December 2011 When Amy Winehouse died last July, the music world mourned the loss of a hugely gifted but deeply troubled artist. Blessed with a smoky contralto and an influential retro-soul style,... |
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 Great Lake Swimmers' new energy2012 | Administrator | Sunday, 3 June 2012 For Tony Dekker, recording—like real estate—is all about location. The Great Lake Swimmers frontman has made a habit of working in unusual settings, beginning with his Toronto-based group’s 2003 self-titled debut, which was recorded in an... |
 k.d. lang - Canadian Music Hall of Fame Inductee2013 | Administrator | Monday, 22 April 2013 She arrived like a chinook in the dead of winter. When k.d. lang first blew out of Alberta in the mid-1980s, her look, personality and voice seemed to be exactly what everyone was hankering for: theatricality,... |
 The Midway State - From Riches to Rags and Back Again2012 | Administrator | Wednesday, 31 August 2011 Nathan Ferraro doesn’t seem the least bit bitter—which is surprising, given everything he’s been through. In fact, the affable, afro-haired frontman exudes all the serenity of a Buddhist monk, as he sits in a Toronto café... |
 The Sadies2013 | Administrator | Wednesday, 5 June 2013 Dallas and Travis Good have worked with Neil Young, author Margaret Atwood, Randy Bachman, Buffy Sainte-Marie and actor Gordon Pinsent. But it was another Canadian icon—one with whom they’ve yet to collaborate—who offered some crucial wisdom.... |